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Kirundi and Hmong


Hmong and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
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Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
74   
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
19   
9
60   
36

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
9   
7

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
zoo hmo   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
zoo tav su   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   

Please
Ndagusavye   
thov   

Sorry
Not available   
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Not Available   

I Love You
Not available   
Kuv hlub koj   

Excuse Me
Not available   
zam txim rau kuv   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Hmong Njua   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
310,000.00   
37

Dialect 2
Ha   
Hmong Daw   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
China   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
1,600,000.00   
21

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Hmong Do   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Vietnam   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
4.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
3.70 million   
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
Hmong   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Mong   

French Name
rundi   
hmong   

German Name
Kirundi   
Miao-Sprachen   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Hmong people   

History

Origin
1500   
19   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Hmong–Mien Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Hmong   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
run   
hmv   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
firs1234   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Kirundi and Hmong Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kirundi and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Hmong Speaking population

Kirundi and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kirundi and Hmong on Kirundi vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Hmong Language Codes

Kirundi and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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